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MACHINE FOR WRAPPING OEANGES. No. 446,451. Patented Feb. 17,1891,

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THOMAS IIIATT, OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA.

MACHINE FOR WRAPPING ORANGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,451, dated February 17, 1891.

Application filed June 15, 1889. $erial No. 314,365. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, THOMAS HIATT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Leesburg, in the county of Lake and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for \Vrapping Oranges, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for wrapping oranges of that class which is shown in an application for Letters Patent filed by myself on the 8th day of March, 1889, Se rial No. 302, l30, and patented June 10, 1890, No. 420,729; and it has for its object to provide the said machine with an attachment for feeding the wrapping-paper from an endless roll placed in a suitable hopper or receptacle.

The invention furthermore consists in mechanism for cutting or severing the sheets of paper of the proper size and for feeding or dropping the oranges one by one into the wrapping mechanism, the entire mechanism -to be operated simultaneously by means of a single reciprocating slide, all substantially in the manner which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my invention ap plied to an orange-wrapping machine in position for operation. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the operating-slide at the beginning of its stroke and the presser-bar lowered to hold the wrap ping-paper in position for being out. Fig. i is a side elevation showing the operating-slide at the end of the stroke and the presser-bar in a raised position. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line a x in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating the arrangement and operation of the apertured slide which is attached to the wrapping mechanism. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the reciprocating knife or cutter. Fig. 8 is a de tail view of the roller by means of which the paper-feeding mechanism is actuated. Fig. 0 is a perspective detail view of the paperfeeding mechanism. Fig. 10 is a sectional detailview taken on the line .2 .e' in Fig. 2.

The same numbers refer to the same parts in all the figures.

The wrapping mechanism which is used in connection with my present invention may be that which has been described and shown in my Letters Patent, to which reference is made above, or any other suitable mechanism may be substituted. Said mechanism, however, forms no part of the present invention, and will therefore not be described in the present application.

In the drawings, 1 designates the box or casing containing said wrapping mechanism, of which only such parts have been shown as necessarily co-operate with my present invention.

2 designates a longitudinal framebar suitably attached to one side of the said box or casing and having a longitudinal groove 3 in its inner side to accommodate a longitudinally-sliding bar 4, which is provided at one end with a handle 5, by means of which it may be conveniently operated. The opposite or rear end of the slide 4: is provided with a block (3, having an upwartlly-extending arm 7. The latter is connected with the handle 5 by means of a cord or rope 8, which in practice is wrapped around and serves to operate the wrapping mechanism, as shown in my previous application.

The frame-bar or guide-bar 2 is provided on its outer side with bearings 9, in which is journaled a shaft or roller 10, provided with a spirally-coiled rib 11, extending over the entire length of said shaft and forming one complete coil upon the same. At the front end of the shaft and close to the beginning or front end of the rib 11 is a short longitudinal rib 12, and another short spiral rib 13 is secured upon the shaft or roller, extending across or beyond the rear end of the spirallyooiled rib 11. The slide 4, which moves in the longitudinal groove 3 in the front side of the guide-bar 2, is provided with a spur 14, extending through a slot 15 in the said guidebar, which registers with the shaft 10. The said spur is adapted to engage the ribs formed upon the shaft 10, so as to rotate the latter in the following manner: At the beginning of the stroke the spur 1a is ranged between the front ends of the ribs 11 and 12. When the slide carrying the spur moves in a rearward direction, the spur does not engage the spiral rib 11 and the shaft remains stationary. lVhen the spur 14. reaches the rear end of its stroke, itengages the diagonal rib 13 and turns the shaft 10 slightly backward until the rear end of the rib 11 reaches a point at which it shall be engaged by the spur 14 on the forward stroke of the latter. When the slide carrying the spur 14: moves forwardly, the spur 14 engages the spirally-coiled rib 11 and causes the shaft 10 to make one complete revolution. \Vhen the spur l4: approaches the forward limit of 'itsniovement, it enters between the ribs 11 and 12, and the shaft 10 is thus retained in proper position when the spur begins its rearward movement in repeating the operation. It will thus be seen that on the rearward stroke of the slide the shaft 10 remains stationary, while by the forward movement of said slide the shaft is caused to make one complete revolution. It will furthermore be seen that by this method of operating the shaft the latter will not be disturbed by any accidental movement of the slide. This I consider a valuable feature of my invention, inasmuch as the feed mechanism for the wrapping-paper,which is actuated by said shaft, would otherwise be liable to become entangled and out of order.

Suitably secured to the side of the guidebar 2 above the shaft 10 is a box or hopper 16, in the lower outer end of which is journaled a shaft 17, having at one end a conepulley 18, connected by a band 19 with a cone-pulley 20, mounted on one end of the shaft 10. The shaft 17 is connected by an endless web composed of three or more bands. 21 21 with a shaft 22, journaled near the upper inner end of the hopper 16. Suit ably j ournaled above the shaft or roller 22 is apressure-roller 23.

2e designates an endless roll of paper, which is placed in the box or hopper 16 in such a manner-that its free end shall rest upon the endless web. It will be seen that the weight of said paper roll tends to carry it down toward the lower outer end of the hopper, thus keeping the paper strip which extends over the web and under the pressure-roller 23 smooth and taut. It will be seen that when the shaft 17 is revolved by means of the band from the shaft 10 the paper is fed by means of the endless web in an upward and forward direction, the pressure-roller serving to hold the paper in contact with the said web.

Theguide-bar 2 is provided near its rear end with ears or lugs 2%, between which is mounted a pivoted bar 25, which constitutes the pressure-bar by means of which the paper is held securely in position while it is being cut. The under side of the said presser-bar is. provided with a longitudinal strip 26, of rubber or other suitable materiahwhich serves to prevent the paper from slipping out of po sition while it is being acted upon by the knives or cutters, as will be presently described.

The guide-bar 2 is provided with an upwardly-extending bar 27, havin ga vertical slot 28 to receive the front end of the prcsser-bar 25, which is guided in the said slot. The upper side of the presscr-bar is provided with a yoke or yokes 29, forming bearings for the longitudin ally-slidin g cutter-bar 30, the under side of which is provided with two or more downwardly-extcnding knives or cutters 31 81, which may be held in position by means of transverse screws or bolts 32 or in any other convenient manner; The knives or cutters extend downwardly through a longitudinal slot 33 in the presser-bar and strip 26 upon the under side of the latter, and the extreme lower ends of said knives or cutters are adapted to extend into a slot 34:, which extends longitudinally through the guide-bar 2, said slot or groove being merely of sufficient depth to accommodate the downwardly-projecting ends of the knives or cutters.

My object in using two or more knives or cutters, as herein described, is to enable the severing of the paper to be accomplished by a much shorter stroke of the cutter-bar than would otherwise be required, it being 0bvious that when two cutters are used the length of the stroke need but slightly exceed one-half the width of the sheet of paper to be severed, while when additional cutters are used the length of the stroke of the cutterbar may be correspondingly decreased.

The presser-bar 25 and cutter-bar are operated by means of the slide 4 in the following manner: Suitably pivoted to the inner side of the guide-bar 2, above the groove 3, are the cams 35 and 36, the former of which is placed a short distance in. rear of the boX 1, containing the wrapping mechanism, while the latter 36 is placed near the rear end of the guide-bar. proximately circular disk, which is connected by means of a link or pivoted rod 37 with the pivoted presser-bar 25. The link 37 is so located that when the cam 35 is turned upon its pivot 38 until the link 87 approaches the dead-center, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings, it shall draw the presser-bar 25 tightly down upon the upper side of the guide-bar 2, while by turning the cam in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3 the link 37 shall raise or lift the cutter-bar to the position shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The cam 35 is connected by a pivoted link or rod 39 with the cam 36. The latter is provided with a downwardly-extending arm 40, adapted to be engaged by the block 6 at the rear end of the slide 4 when the latter moves in a rearward direction. The cam 35 is also provided with a downwardly-extending lug or projection l1, which is likewise engaged by the block 6 on the rearward stroke of the latter. The cam 35 is, furthermore provided with a notch 42, adapted to be engaged by a pawl 43, which is pivoted to the side of the guide-bar 2 and actuated by means of aspring 14, which keeps it in contact with the edge of the cam 35. A pin 43? is arranged to limit the movement of the pawl 43. The lower end of the pawl 43 is provided with a laterally- The cam 35 consists of an ap-- raised position.

extending arm 45, which is adapted to be engaged by the block 6, attached to the slide 4, on the forward stroke of the latter.

The upwardly-extending arm 7 of the block 6 is provided near its upper end with a laterally-extending bracket 46, which, when the slide 4 is moved in a forward direction, is adapted to engage an arm 47, that extends laterally from the cutter-bar 30. The extreme upper end of the arm '7 may be beveled, as shown at 48; but this is not essential. Secured upon the upper side of the presser-bar 25, at the rear end of the latter, is a wedgeshaped stop 49, which, when the cutter-bar approaches the rearward limit of its stroke, raises or lifts the rear end of said cutter-bar, so as to disengage the arm 47 from the bracket 46, extending from the arm 7, which is then allowed to complete its rearward movement without further actuating the cutter-bar. \Vhen the slide 4 moves in a forward direction, the arm 7 engages a laterally-extending arm of the cutter-bar, carrying the latter in a forward direction to thelimitof its stroke.

The initial position of the operating-slide, the cams, and the presser and cutter bars has been shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. It will be seen that when the slide is moved in arearward direction the block 6 first engages the downwardly-extending lug 41 of the cam 35, thus turning the latter upon its pivot until the link 37 nearly reaches the dead-center, thereby drawing the presser-ba-r down tightly upon the guide-bar 2 and serving to hold the paper, which passes between said presser-bar and guide-bar, securely in position. Alug or stud 51, extending laterally from the guidebar 2, serves as a stop for the lug 41 and prevents the cam from being turned beyond the dead-center- At the same time the link 39, connecting the cam 35 with the cam 36, turns the latter upon its pivot until its arm 40 extends directly across the groove 3in the path of the slide 4, so as to be engaged with absolute certainty by the block 6, attached to the said slide. As the slide 4 progresses rearwardly, the bracket 46 of the arm 7 operates the cutter-bar, which is thus caused to sever a sheet of paper from the endless roll. \Vhen the slide approaches the limitof its rearward stroke, the cutter-bar engages the wedgeshaped stop 49, and the arm 47 is thusthrown out of engagement with the bracket4t5, thereby terminating the movement of the cutterbar. At the same time the block 6 engages the arm 40 of the cam 36, thus turning the latter upon its pivot and causing motion to be communicated through the medium of the link 39 to the cam Thelattelgbeingthus oscillated, serves through the medium of the link 37 to raise or elevate the presser-bar to the position shown in Fig. 4, the motion continuing until the spring-actuated pawl 43 engages the notch 42 in the edge of said cam 35, there by retaining the presser-bar securely in a The slide 4, having reached the rearward limit of its stroke, now com mences the forward movement. The arm 7 first engages the laterally-extending arm 50 of the cutter-bar, thus carrying the latter in a forward direction toward 7 its initial position. The presser bar meanwhile remains in a raised position, thus enabling the paper to be fed between itself and the guide-bar 2 by the mechanism which has already been described and which is actuated by the slide 4 on its forward stroke. hen the slide 4reaches the forward limit of its stroke, the block 6 engages the arm 45 of the spring-pawl 43, which latter is thus disengaged from the notch 42 in the cam 35. The presser-bar 25 and cutterbar 30 will then drop by their own weight until the said presser-bar rests upon the guidebar, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The operatin g-slide is new again in aposition to be gin its rearward movement, by which the operation is repeated.

The guide-bar 2 is provided at its rear end with a laterally-extending bracket 52, having an upwardly-extending arm 53, which supports the rear end of a trough or hopper 54, the front end of which is supported by means of a bracket 55, extending upwardly from the rear side of the box 1.

56 designates a horizontal bar connecting the arms or brackets and and provided at its front end with a longitudinally-sliding yoke 57, the arms of which fit against the sides of the said horizontal bar 50 and are connected to the latter by means of suitable straps or cross-pieces 58, which admit of a longitudinally-sliding movement of the said U-shaped yoke. The front or outer end of the latter registers with the lower or discharge end of the hopper 54 and serves to receive the oranges as they are fed from the said hopper one by one. The bracket 52 has a toiwvardly-extending arm 59, to the inner side of which is pivoted a rock bar or lever 60, the upper end of which is connected by means of a link or connecting-rod 01 with the under side of one of the straps 58 of the longitudinally-sliding yoke 57. The rod or pin 62, by means of which the link 61 is pivoted to the link 00, projects on one side so as to form a lug or stud, against which bears a spring 03, which is suitably secured to the under side of the horizontal bar 56. Said spring serves to normally hold or force the yoke 57 in a rearward direction. The lower end of the lever is provided with a notch 64, adapted to be engaged by a pin or stud 05, extending laterally from theblock 6 at the rear end of the longitudinally-moving slide 4. It will be seen that when the latter completes its rearward stroke the stud 65 engages the lower end of the lever 60, throwing the upper end of the latter, and with it the yoke 57, in a forward direction. "When the slide is moved forwardly, the position of the lever 60 is reversed and the spring 63 then acts to restore the yoke 57 to its normal position.

66 designates a bail, which may be constructed of wire or other suitable material,

and which is connected pivotally to the discharge end of the hopper 54:, and which serves when in a lowered position to retain the contents of said hopper. The longitudinally-sliding yoke 57 is provided with upwardly-extending lugs or studs 67, adapted to engage the under sides of the arms of the pivoted bail 66. It will thus be seen that when the yoke 57 is moved in a rearward direct-ion the bail G6 is raised, thus permitting an orange to drop down into the space between the front end of the yoke 57 and the front end of the horizontal bar 56, which latter extends slightly in front of the discharge end of the hopper. \Vhen the yoke 57 is moved forwardly, the orange which it supports is permitted to drop between the said yoke and the front end of the bar 56, and at the sametime the bail 66 is lowered by its own weight, so as to retain the contents of the hopper 54 in the latter until the yoke 57 has been again moved in a rearward direction.

The box 1, which contains the wrapping mechanism, is provided in its upper side with an opening (38, through which the orange fed from the hopper 54 in the manner described may drop down and be acted upon by the wrapping mechanism. The upper side of the said box is provided with transverse cleats 69 09, between which is arranged a transverselymovable slide 70, having a central opening or aperture 71. Mounted vertically in the box or casing 1 is a rock-shaft 72, the upper end of which is connected with the slide 70 by means of an arm 7 3, having an upwardly-extending pin or lug 74, that works in a slot in the under side of the said slide. The lower end of the shaft 72 is provided with an out-. wardly-extending arm 76, having a slot or loop 77, which is engaged by a pin 78, projecting upwardly from a pawl 7 9, which is mounted pivotally in the casing 1, and which may be made to serve to support the orange while the latter is being acted upon by the wrapping mechanism. The pawl 79 is actuated by means of the slide 4:, which has a notch or recess 80, adapted to engage the free end of the said pawl, which latter is thrown into engagement with the said notch by means of a suitablyarranged spring 81, which normally holds the free end of the said pawl in contact with the face of the slide and in readiness to engage the notch 80 when the slide is in operation.

It will be seen that when the slide at in operation moves in a rearward direction the portion of the paper roll which extends over reaches the limit of its rearward movement, the presser-bar and cutter-bar are thrown out of operation in the manner described. At the same time the yoke 57 ismoved forwardly, thus causing the orange to drop down upon the severed sheet of paper, which rests upon the slide 70 directly above the openings 71 and 68. The weight of the orange carries the paper down through the said openings and causes it to be enveloped by the said paper in such a manner that it may be acted upon by the wrapping mechanism. The slide 4: 110w starts in a forward direction, carrying the cutter-bar back to its initial position, operating the paper-t'eedin g mechanism, moving the support of the yoke 57 in a rearward direction, and raising the bail 66, so that another orange may drop down into position upon the said yoke, and at the same time the slide 70 is moved in an outward direction, thus causing any edges of the paper which may project throughthe openings 08 and 71 to be smoothed down through the said openings, so as not to interfere with the sheet of paper which is at the same time being fed forward by the feed mechanism.

It will be observed from the foregoing that my improved machine serves to automatically feed and cut the wrapping-paper and to feed the oranges one by one and drop them in the desired position upon the wrapping-paper, which is carried by the weight of the oranges into the wrapping-machine, which automatically completes the operation of wrapping the oranges.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a guide-bar, a longitudinallymovable slide having a laterally-projecting stud extending through a slot in the said guide-bar, a shaft journaled upon the outer side of the said guide-bar and provided with a spirallycoiled rib extending completely once around the said shaft and adapted to be engaged by the said spur, an d the paper-feeding mechanism comprising, essentially, the shafts 17 and 22 and bands 21, all arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a guide-bar, alongitudinallymovable slide having a spur extending through a slot in the said guide-bar, a longitudinal shaft journaled to the outer side of said guide-bar and having a spirally-coiled rib,a straight longitudinal rib at the front end of said spirally-coiled rib, a short diagonal rib at the rear end of the latter, and the paperfeeding mechanism comprising, essentially, the shafts 17 and 22 and bands 21, all arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a guide-bar, a longitudinally-movable slide having a spur extending through a slot in the said guide-bar, a longitudinal shaft journaled to the side of the latter and having a spirally-coiled rib extending through its entire length, a short straight longitudinal rib at the front end of said spirally-coiled rib and a short diagonal rib at the rear end of the latter, a box or hopper secured to the outer side of the guide-bar, shafts journaled in the latter, three or more endless bands connecting the said shafts,-an operating-band connecting cone pulleys mounted upon one of said shafts and upon the end of the ribbed shaft, and a pressureroller, all arranged and operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

i. In a machine for wrapping oranges, the herein-described paperfeeding mechanism, comprising a box or hopper, shafts suitably journaled in the same, an inclined endless web composed of bands connecting the said shafts and adapted to support a roll of paper suitably mounted to bear against the said web at the upper end of the latter, and suitable operating mechanism, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with a machine for wrapping oranges, of a paper-feeding device comprising a series of inclined endless bands adapted to support a paper roll, mechanism for intermittingly operating the said endless bands, and a pressure-roller arranged to bear against the said endless bands at the upper end of the same, substantilaly as and for the purpose herein set forth.

(5. The combination of the guide-bar, the longitudinallymovable slide, a presser-bar connected pivotally to the said guide-bar, the cutter-bar arranged to slide longitudinally upon the said resser-bar, mechanism for operating the presser-bar and cutter-bar from the longitudinally-movable slide, and mechanism for feeding a paper roll intermittently between the saidpresser-bar and the guidebar, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

'7. In a machine of the class described, the combination, with mechanism for intermittently feeding a roll of paper, of a reciprocating cutter-bar having a plurality of knives or cutters for severing sheets from the said roll, whereby such sheets may be severed by a movement of the cutterbar of less extent than the width of the roll, substantially as set forth.

S. The combination of a longitudinal guidebar, a pivoted prcsser-bar, a reciprocating cutter-bar mounted to slide upon the said presser-bar and having knives or cutters extending downwardly through a slot in the lattcr, mechanism for operating the said presser bar and cutter bar, and mechanism for feeding a paper strip between the said presser-bar and the guide-bar, substantially as herein set forth and specified.

9. The combination of the longitudinal guide-bar, the pivoted presser-bar having a wedge-shaped stop at its rear end, the longitudinally-reciprocating cutter bar having a laterally-extcnding arm, and a longitudinal reciprocating slide having an upwardly-extending arm provided with a laterally-extending bracket to engage the arm of the cutter bar, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination of the longitudinal guide-bar, the presserbar mounted pivotally upon the same, the cutter-bar arranged to slide longitudinally upon the said presser-bar and having laterally-extending arms, and a longitudinally-reciprocating slide having an upwardly-extending arm adapted to engage the laterally-extending arms of the cutterbar, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

11. In a machine for Wrappingoranges, the combination of the longitudinal guide-bar, the presser-bar mounted pivotally upon the same, a disk or cam mounted pivotally upon the guide-bar, a link or pivoted rod connecting the said cam with the presscr-har, a longitudinally-reciproeating slideadapted to engage a lug extending radially from the said cam, and mechanism for feeding a paper roll between the presser-bar and the guide-bar and for cutting or severing the paper, substantially as set forth.

12. The combination of the longitudinal guide-bar, the pivoted presser-bar having the longitudin ally-reciprocatingcutter-bar,a cam or disk pivoted to the side of the guide-bar, a pivoted link or rod connecting said cam with the presser-bar, a cam pivoted to the side of the guide-bar and having a downwardly-extending arm, a pivoted link or rod connecting the two cams, and the longitudinally reciprocating slide having a block adapted to engage the said cams, substantially as herein set forth.

13. The combination of the guide-bar, the p'resser-bar mounted pivotally upon the same and carrying the longitudinally-reciprocating cutter-bar, a cam mounted pivotally upon the side of the guide-bar and having a radiallyextending lug, a link or pivoted rod connecting the said cam with the presser-bar, a stud extending laterally from the guide-bar and forming a stop for the radially-extending lug or the cam, and the longitudinally-reciproeating slide having a block adapted to engage the said lug, substantially as herein set forth.

1%. The combination of the longitudinal guidebar, the prcsserbar mounted pivotally upon the same and having the longitudinallyreciprocating cutter bar, the cam pivoted upon the side of the guide-bar and connected with the presser-bar by the pivoted link, a spring-pawl pivoted to the side of the guidebar and adapted to engage a notch forinedin the rim of the said cam and having a downwardly-extending arm, and a longitudinallyreciprocating slide having a block adapted to engage the arm of the said pawl and a lug extending radially from the said cam, substantially as set forth.

15. The combination of the longitudinal guide-bar, the pivoted. longitudinally-slotted presser-bar provided on its under side with a rubber strip or cushion, the longitudinally reciprocating cutter-bar mounted upon the said presser-bar and having cutters extending through the slot in the latter and into a longitudinal groove in the guide-bar,a vertically-slotted arm forming a guide for the outer end of the presser-bar, and mechanism for operating the latter and the cutter-bar, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

16. The combination of the guide-bar, the pivoted presser-bar having a wedge-shaped stop at its rear end, the longitudinally-reciprocating cutter-bar having laterally-extending arms and provided with knives or cutters extending through a slot in the presser-bar, the arms extending laterallyfrom the cutterbar, the longitudinally-reciprocating slide provided at its rear end with a block having 'an upwardly-extending arm provided with a laterallyextending bracket, a cam pivoted to the side of the guide-bar, and having a notch and a radially extending lug, a link connecting the said cam with the pivoted presser-bar, a spring-pawl arranged to engage the notch in the rim of the cam and having a downwardly-extending arm adapted to be engaged by the reciprocating slide, a cam mounted pivotally upon the side of the guide-bar and having a downwardly-extending arm lying in the path of the reciprocating slide, and a link connectingthe said cams, all combined and arranged to operate in conjunction with the paper-feeding mechanism and an orange-wrapping machine substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

17. The combination of the inclined trough or hopper, a horizontal bar arranged below the same and projecting slightly in front thereof, and a U-shaped yoke mounted to reciprocate longitudinally upon the said horizontal board, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

18. The combination of the inclined trough or hopper, the bail mounted pivotally at the discharge end of the same, the longitudin allyreciprocating U shaped yoke having upwardly extending studs adapted to bear against the under side of the said bail, and mechanism for imparting an intermittent reciprocating motion to the said U -shaped yoke, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

10. The combination of the inclined trough or hopper, the horizontal bar arranged below the same, the longitudinally-reciprocating U-shaped yoke having upwardly-extending lugs or studs, the bail mounted pivotally at the discharge end of the hopper, and a spring arranged to move the said U-shaped yoke normally in a rearward direction toand the discharge end of the hopper, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

20. The combination of the guide-bar, the longitudinally-reciprocating slide having a block provided with a laterally-extending stud, the inclined trough or hopper having the bail mounted pivotally at its discharge end, the horizontal bar arranged below the said hopper and projecting slightly in front of the latter, the U-shaped yoke arranged to slide upon said horizontal board and having upwardly-extending studs bearing against the underside of the pivoted bail, a lever pivoted to a bracket suitably attached to the rear end of the guide-bar and having at its lower end a notch adapted to engage the stud projecting laterally from the longitudinally reciprocating slide, a link or rod connecting the upper end of said lever with the U-shaped yoke, and a spring arranged to force the latter normally into a rearward direction, substantially as herein set forth.

21. The combination of the wrapper-box, the transverselymovable slide, a vertical rock-shaft having at its upper end an arm provided with an upwardly-extending stud working in a groove in the under side of said slide, a spring-pawl mounted in the wrapperbox and having an upwardly-extending stud engaging a slotted arm extending from the lower end of the rock-shaft, and the longitudinally-reciprocating slide provided with a notch adapted to engage the free end of the said spring-pawl, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS IIIATT.

Witnesses:

J. T. GREEN, J. W. LEEs. 

